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MOVIE FACTS
GENRE : ACTION/ADVENTURE
DIRECTOR: TONY SCOTT
CAST : DENZEL WASHINGTON, GENE HACKMAN
YEAR : 1995
DISTRIBUTOR:
HOLLYWOOD PICTURES
RATING : 
MOVIE REVIEW
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REVIEW BY
JERM
 VERY
FEW MOVIES CAN ACTUALLY BE CONSIDERED GREAT. BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF
GLADIATOR AND DIE HARD AND A HAND FULL OF OTHER MOVIES WHICH I FEEL DESERVE
5 STARS THERE IS TONY SCOTT'S $53M SUBMARINE FLICK: CRIMSON TIDE.
RELEASED
5 YEARS AFTER 1990'S HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER AND 5 YEARS BEFORE 2000'S U-571,
IT CAME AT A PERFECT TIME. IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE USS ALABAMA AND HER
CAPTAIN (HACKMAN) AND X.O. (WASHINGTON). A REBELLION STARTS IN RUSSIA
AND
REBELS TAKE OVER A NUCLEAR MISSILE BASE AND THREATEN THE USA. THE USS
ALABAMA IS ORDERED TO TAKE A POSITION CLOSE TO RUSSIAN WATERS IN ORDER TO
LAUNCH ITS NUCLEAR MISSILES IN A PREEMPTIVE STRIKE IF THE NEED ARISES.
WHAT
FOLLOWS NEXT IS A STANDOFF BETWEEN THE CAPTAIN AND THE X.O. OVER ORDERS, THE
LAUNCH OF NUCLEAR MISSILES, AND WHO COMMANDS THE SUB. IT'S A BRILLIANT
TELL
OF THE OLD AND THE NEW. EACH CHARACTER IS PLAYED BELIEVABLY. AND
THE
DIRECTION IS PLAYED TIGHTLY, AS THE DIRECTOR CHOOSES TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE ON THE SUB AS WELL, INSTEAD OF WATCHING IT ON A TV SCREEN. THE
CAMERA MOVES OFTEN, A TECHNIQUE THAT IS SCENE IN MANY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS.
DVD REVIEW ( )
THE DVD IS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. NOT EVEN A CAST BIO OR A TRAILER.
IT IS
NO EXCUSE FOR THE LACK OF SOMETHING ON THE DVD. THE MOVIE DOES BOAST A
5.1
SURROUND MIX. IT USES THE SURROUNDS AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS, ADDING TO THE
AMBIANCE OF THE SEA. THE TRACK SOUNDS LUSH AND FANTASTIC, WHICH IS THE
ONLY
REASON THE DVD RATES ON THE SCALE AT ALL. IT'S NOT A "DARK
AGE" DVD, SO THE
ONLY POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE LACK OF MATERIAL WOULD BE THE RUSH TO PUT THE
MOVIE OUT ON DVD. NOT VERY FITTING FOR SUCH A GOOD MOVIE. STILL IF
IT'S A
GOOD MOVIE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND THAT'S ABOUT IT, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER.
facts :
RUNTIME:
116 MIN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH (DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1)
RATING: R
SUBTITLES: ENGLISH
REWATCH: 4X
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